EDC 102H F11 Context ReportsEmma Meyer Community Data Worksheet - Kids Count Data
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Use the data tables below to accumulate data from reliable sources about a particular geographical region of Rhode Island. After you have assembled this information, turn it into knowledge by synthesizing a series of sensible paragraphs
Under Rhode Island Kids Count Data by City/Town, click on Fact Sheets
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Community
Rhode Island
Child population
41,634
223,956
Children in single-parent families
46%
31%
Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold
35.6%
16.7%
Households with grandparents financially responsible for grandchildren
7%
6%
Median family income
$33,960
$67,239
Children living in families below the federal povertythreshold
35.6%
16.7%
D. Economic Well-Being Indicators
Year data collected: 2011
Community
Rhode Island
Food Stamp Program participation
23,803
63,783
School Breakfast Program participation
51%
36%
E. Health Indicators
Year data collected: 2011
Community
Rhode Island
Number of children under 19 receiving medical assistance
31,756
93,691
Births to mothers with less than high school diploma
30%
16%
F. Safety Indicators
Year data collected: 2011
Community
Rhode Island
Child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children
18.4%
14%
G. Education Indicators
Year data collected: 2011
Community
Rhode Island
Early intervention participation
12%
11%
Get additional data by accessing “Family and Community”, “Factbook Indicators”, “Create Custom Data Reports Using Factbook Data”, or “Factbook Indicators” on the right side of the page.
Family and Community
Year data collected: 2012
Community
Rhode Island
Child population
41,634
223,956
Children in single parent families
46%
31%
H. Geographical Location
20.5 square miles
Within Providence county
10% of area is water
Densely populated
Humid continental climate
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II. Narrative Description of Community
The Providence area encloses a total of 20.5 square miles, with 10% of that area being water. The weather qualifies as humid continental climate, with warm summers, cold winters, and high humidity year round. Providence is one of the most densely populated cities in the country. The highly populated city of Providence houses 41,634 children. Of those kids, 46% of them live in single-parent families - 15% higher than that of the state's average. Providence, with a median family income of $33,960 annually is not very well off compared to Rhode Island, whose median family income is nearly twice as high. Because of this low income, the children living in families below the federal poverty threshold in Providence is over twice as large as the state's (35.6%). Also due to the relatively low income of the city of Providence, 23,803 children participate in the food stamp program, or 37% of all youth participants within the state. This low income may be attributed to the fact that 30% of children are born to mother's with less than a high school diploma - nearly twice as many as Rhode Island. In addition to these statistics, 31,756 under nineteen in Providence receive medical assistance, which accounts for one third of the entire state. The child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children within this community is 18.4%, an astounding 4.4% higher than that of the state's.
Need assistance? Contact Mona Anne Niedbala, Education & Curriculum Materials Librarian, at 401-874-9433, or email at mflorea@mail.uri.edu.
Community Data Worksheet - Kids Count Data
Community:
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Use the data tables below to accumulate data from reliable sources about a particular geographical region of Rhode Island. After you have assembled this information, turn it into knowledge by synthesizing a series of sensible paragraphs
C. Data from Kids Count
Year data collected:
D. Economic Well-Being Indicators
Year data collected: 2011E. Health Indicators
Year data collected: 2011F. Safety Indicators
Year data collected: 2011G. Education Indicators
Year data collected: 2011Get additional data by accessing “Family and Community”, “Factbook Indicators”, “Create Custom
Data Reports Using Factbook Data”, or “Factbook Indicators” on the right side of the page.
Family and Community
Year data collected: 2012H. Geographical Location
- 20.5 square miles
- Within Providence county
- 10% of area is water
- Densely populated
- Humid continental climate
.II. Narrative Description of Community
The Providence area encloses a total of 20.5 square miles, with 10% of that area being water. The weather qualifies as humid continental climate, with warm summers, cold winters, and high humidity year round. Providence is one of the most densely populated cities in the country. The highly populated city of Providence houses 41,634 children. Of those kids, 46% of them live in single-parent families - 15% higher than that of the state's average. Providence, with a median family income of $33,960 annually is not very well off compared to Rhode Island, whose median family income is nearly twice as high. Because of this low income, the children living in families below the federal poverty threshold in Providence is over twice as large as the state's (35.6%). Also due to the relatively low income of the city of Providence, 23,803 children participate in the food stamp program, or 37% of all youth participants within the state. This low income may be attributed to the fact that 30% of children are born to mother's with less than a high school diploma - nearly twice as many as Rhode Island. In addition to these statistics, 31,756 under nineteen in Providence receive medical assistance, which accounts for one third of the entire state. The child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children within this community is 18.4%, an astounding 4.4% higher than that of the state's.
Need assistance? Contact Mona Anne Niedbala, Education & Curriculum Materials Librarian, at 401-874-9433, or email at mflorea@mail.uri.edu.